“What I think makes Siena from other schools is the nature of the institution. Quite frankly, if you compare the psychology programs across institutions you are going to see a good deal of common elements, of overlap; every program has an introduction to psychology, every program has a developmental, abnormal, social, and the like. So in terms of choosing an undergraduate psychology program, I think you look at the nature of the institution, whether you feel comfortable there and whether people seem to notice you as a person… and that’s where I think Siena really shines.”

Meet Jeffrey Lindstrom

Associate Professor of Psychology

• Ph.D., Brigham Young University
• B.S., Brigham Young University

Recent Awards and Achievements

• Faculty Advisor
  • Psi Chi/ Psychology Club
  • Student Senate.
  • Faculty Advisor of the Year, 2006 & 2009
• Received the Sister Eileen K. Rice Outstanding Teaching Award, 2009.
• Sponsored food drive to benefit The Daily Bread, Fall 2004-present.
• Participant/Co-sponsor of project to tie blankets for the homeless 2004-06.
• Conference Coordinator, 2006 Michigan Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference.
• Drafted policy for and chair of Institutional Review Board (IRB) for research with human subjects.
• Editor, Psiquiry: Research in the Psychological Sciences.
• Recent publication:
  • Gantt, E. E., Lindstrom, J. P., & Williams, R. N. (2007). The generality of theory and the specificity of social behavior: Contrasting experimental and hermeneutic social science. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 16(2), 1-26.

Teaching Philosophy

“I love teaching at Siena. The interactions with students, the exploration of ideas, and the mutual learning that occurs are all reasons why the classroom is a special place to be. I believe that teaching is a stewardship. As such, teaching can be a demanding vocation. But if the demands are great, so too are the joys and satisfactions. And that is also why so many of us here at Siena have such a deep devotion to the art and craft of teaching.”